4/28/2009 @ 12:01AM

In Depth: Worst Big Cities For Jobs

No. 8: Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Mich.

These southern Michigan suburbs supply around 30,000 workers to Detroit’s Chrysler and General Motors factories, according to Warren’s mayor, Jim Fouts, and taxes from the auto industry make up about 15% of the city’s fiscal budget. Last year, manufacturing jobs in the area fell 14.2%, and overall employment declined by 6.6%, largely driven by job losses in industries related to construction, transportation and utilities.